Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| Tor the last eight or ten years.
| IN ONE Of the countles OF West Virginia n
novelty in caucusing has been devised which
might help practical politics. here. Instead
| OF holding a primary meeting man goes
! from door to door and gets the preference OF
each citizen.
EIGHTEEN months ago Bertha Pingre,
against the wishes of her parents. came from
Germany to marry a coachman. William
Wundrum, OF Rock Island. Her husband mas
just heard of the death OF his father. whereby
he inherlts fortune OF S5O0.OOO.
THOSE who ought to know say the pretty
purple inks used on typewriters nowadays
are anime inks. and will fade away in few
years. This is no objection TO their use In
ordinary correspondence, but might cause
serious trouble in the case OF contract or
legal document.
IN Philadelphia a church organization is
trying to raise money enough to build
church by means of lottery. The promoters
are selling tickets at Soc, and there are %
prizes to be drawn, from $500 government
bond and a handsome rosewood piano down
to prizes of little value.
ARTIST JOHN HENDRICK, of New Haven,
has sold his painting of the "Two-Dollar
Bill'' to a New Yorker. The price paid was
$500. Before the sale was made the purchaser
had to be convinced that it was painting
and not photograph or genuine bill at
tached to the background.
THE ever-vexatious subject of dissections
| for medical purposes has taken a new form in
| the Connecticut Legislature, where a bill is
pending which forbids dissections, unless by
the express permission of the dying man.
This law would cut OFF the medical fraternity
from the use OF the bodies of the unfriended
poor who die IN public institutions.
AN Omaha doctor became engaged in fight
with a man whom he finally knocked down
| with heavy china pitcher. The man re-
ceived an ugly scalp wound, which the doc
tor sewed up. One would naturally suppose
| that the victim would not be called upon to
| pay for the surgical attendance, but the DOC
tor presented bill for $40 and got the money.
SINCE Byron wrote "Tis Greece. but living
Greece no more" the famous little kingdom
has frightened up considerably. and now it
| is very much alive. According to Prof. Sey
mour of ale University, the country is en-
! joylng positive ''bOom." The population of
| Athens mas increased during the century from
| l0, 600 to 100 600, and the city has now steam
| and horse railroads.
AN old German. of Salem, H., well edu-
Gated and perfectly sane on all subjects but
one, thinks that ne is continually surrounded
! by witches, and wears belt filed with
chunks of lead to prevent them from flying
| away with him. He also weights his ankles
| to such an extent that it is difficult for him to
walk. HIS house is crowded with bottled
| toads, lizards and other riOus objects, which
| he keeps TO protect him from witches:
THOMAS GRAHAM, of Augusta, Ill. , dreamed
one night recently that he was standing at
the grave of hlsfather, who lived in a distant
city, and whom he had not seen for We ars,
On the following night the dream was re-
peated with startling viVldness. Early the
next morning he went to the telegraph Office
to send dispatch home, but before he had
filed out the blank the operator handed nm
a message announcing that his father had
died suddenly the night before.
The Prince of Wales is now almost entirely
bald. The back part of his head and around
his ears is nearly white with a fuzzy growth
of retiring hair, which shades down into a
reddish brown tinge toward the base of his
skull. His forehead is full, his eyes are bold
in their expression and seem dead blue in
color. His nose ID a cross between straight
and aqulline. The lower part of his face is
hidden by short reddish brown moustache
and beard. His color is very high. lie is not
distinguished looking man In plain evening
dress.
CHARLES WARNER, the popular London ac-
| tor, was told by some one the other day that
a certain fashionable shoemaker had forsaken
his wife and eloped with another woman:
"but we hope" said the gossip, that he will
return to his wife, who is ready to forgive
him." NO" said MIR. Warner, The ought
not to do so; cobbler should stick to his
last" The same evening famous London
| doctor cOmplalneQ LlaC q patient whom he
had cured of a dangerous disorder had ab-
seconded without paying him. "Oh, but
think" SAID the actor, ''of the many who
have paid you without being cured"
A LAUGHING PLANT" grows in Arabia,
with seeds producing effects like those OF
laughing gas. The flowers are of a bright
yellow, and the seed pods are soft and wooly,
while the seeds resemble black beans. and
only two or three grow in pod. The natives
them. (
taken in small doses, makes the severest per-
son behave like circus clown or a mailman:
for he will dance. sing ana laugh. and cut the
most fantastic caper5. and be in an uproari-
ously ridiculous condition for about an hour
When the excitement ceases, the exhausted
exhibitor Of these antics falls asleep, and
when he awakes he has not the slightest re-
membrance OF his frisky doings.
GOV. RoUTT has had an eventfui life. Az
ter the war he became Sheriff OF his county
in Illinois. II was overrun with despera-
| does and he made himself noted by arrestipg
several and driving the rest out OF the coun-
| try. On Gen. Grants accession to the Presi-
dency he made Capt Routt Postmaster at
Bloomington, ILL.,, and later he became As
sistant Postmaster General. He was an
pointed Governor of Colorado, and was the
occupant of that position hen Colorado he
came state, BY election he became the
| first executive of Colorado on its entrance
| into the Union. The Governors great ambi-
ton for years was TO become Postmaster Cen
eral. His interests in Colorado are in mining
cattle growing and lana improvements He
| l. one of the Wealthlest men Of his State and
intends to to the senate If things shane
round for him properly.
MRS. j. 6. BLAINE, JR.. is an, uncommonly
handsome woman, very tall AMI spirituelle,
with phenomenal voIce-a pure tenor, some
thing unusual in lovely women, 1t runs the
| full tenor register, and has vet the deepest.
! lowest notes Of u contralto. She is a wonder
| full ballad singer, Mrs. Blaine, for all her
| gentleness, has no little force OF character
| shortly after her romantic m marriage her bus-
| band counseled her TO see no reporters dur
| ing brief absence OF his. A certain ire
| pressiDe reporter all reporters are irfeures-
! slbe-- sine qua non oft prOfessiOn) Sent
| up his card seven times in less than half a.
many hours Each time word was brought
| him that Mr.. Blaine was out. reporter
! like truth, Though crushed to earth Will rise
| again." This intrepid scribb err finally sent
up message saying that If MIR. b aine Did
not come down lie ,thc reporter) would come
up, quite after the manner OF Mahom,t ana
the mountain. Mrs. Blaine returned Tor
answer: ''Mr Blaine is out. Mrs RIAine
is at home anu will see him II he comes M
Uut he Will regret it," He did NOT come M
He doubtless mentally decided it would be
well u see her later, II ever.
THERE are all kinds of sensational stories
floating about Johnsonville, N. Y, on account
of the alleged returning to life OF Mrs. John
Baker Of West Hoosick. On "Wednesday of
last week Mrs. Baker, with her dauphter
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